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July 8, 2014, Washington, DC – The Pinchot Institute for Conservation
has announced the election of Kent Connaughton and Wade Mosby to its
board of directors. “Wade and Kent bring exceptional knowledge of forest
conservation and management to the Institute, with broad experience in
economics and policy matters on both public and private lands,” said
board chair Nels Johnson.

“Kent and Wade have been bold leaders on emerging issues such as forest
certification, bioenergy, and climate change that are both challenges
and opportunities for forest landowners and managers. We are pleased to
have their innovative leadership to strengthen the Institute’s influence
and impact on conservation policy,” said Al Sample, President of the
Pinchot Institute.

Kent Connaughton served until recently as Regional Forester for the
Pacific Northwest Region of the US Forest Service. Connaughton began his
36-year career with the Forest Service at the Pacific Northwest
Research Station as a forest economics researcher. He has had
assignments as Forest Supervisor on the Lassen National Forest in
California and as Deputy Regional Forester in the Pacific Southwest
Region. He also served as Associate Deputy Chief for State & Private
Forestry in Washington, DC, and as Regional Forester for the Eastern
Region.

Connaughton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, a
Master of Forestry degree from Oregon State University, and a Doctor of
Philosophy degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a
member of the Society of American Foresters, and was elected Fellow of
that professional society in 1991. Kent and his wife Sue reside
in Portland, Oregon.

Wade Mosby served most recently as Senior Vice President for Collins
Companies, an integrated forest products company headquartered in
Portland, Oregon, with certified forestry operations in Oregon,
California, and Pennsylvania. His 35-year career in the forest industry
includes positions at Kimberly-Clark, Bohemia, and Roseburg Forest
Products. Mosby is a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council,
co-founder and director emeritus of Forest Trends, founding director
emeritus for the Oregon Natural Step Network, and served on the boards
of Sustainable Northwest, American Forest Resource Council, Keep Oregon
Green, and Biomass Power Association. Wade and his wife Susan are
long-time residents of Portland, Oregon.

Dedicated in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, the Institute has
offices in Washington, DC, Portland, Oregon, and at Grey Towers National
Historic Site in Pennsylvania. For more than 50 years the Institute has
worked to strengthen forest conservation thought, policy, and action by
developing innovative, practical, and broadly-supported solutions to
conservation challenges and opportunities. Through nonpartisan research,
education, and technical assistance on key issues influencing the
future of conservation and sustainable natural resource management, the
Pinchot Institute for Conservation continues Gifford Pinchot’s legacy of
practical conservation for the greatest good, for the greatest number,
in the long run.